Vancouver South is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1997, and since 2004. It covers the southern portion of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. [edit] Demographics This riding is comprised of 60% immigrants. The two largest minority ethnic groups in this riding are the Chinese-Canadians at 45% and the Indo-Canadians at 13%. The service sector, retail trade and manufacturing are the major sources of employment in Vancouver South. Nearly 30% of residents over the age of 25 years old have obtained a university certificate or degree. The average family income is over $71,000. Unemployment is around 6.3%.[1] [edit] History This electoral district was formed in 1914 from Vancouver City riding. In 1996, it was abolished and used to create Vancouver South—Burnaby with portions of New Westminster—Burnaby. Vancouver South was re-created in 2003 when the Burnaby sections were moved into the new ridings Burnaby—Douglas and Burnaby—New Westminster. [edit] Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament: [edit] Current Member of Parliament Its Member of Parliament is Ujjal Dosanjh, a former lawyer and provincial premier. He was first elected in the 2004 election. He represents the Liberal Party of Canada. Prior to the Liberal Party's defeat in the 2006 election, he served in the Cabinet as the Minister of Health. A recount was ordered for the 2008 election results. Dosanjh led Conservative challenger Wai Young by just 33 votes, which automatically qualified for a judicial recount. After the official recount, Dosanjh's margin of victory dropped to 22 votes. However, Young appealed the results on the basis that only 28 of 184 ballot boxes were recounted. Dosanjh won by 20 votes after a second full recount in what became the longest recount in Canadian history. [edit] Election results [edit] 2004 - present | Canadian federal election, 2008 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | | | Liberal | Ujjal Dosanjh | 16,110 | 38.49% | -9.56% | $74,163 | | | Conservative | Wai Young | 16,090 | 38.44% | +11.30% | $80,086 | | | New Democrat | Ann Chambers | 7,376 | 17.62% | -3.45% | $22,765 | | | Green | Csaba Gulyas | 2,065 | 4.93% | +1.65% | $413 | | | Marxist-Leninist | Charles Boylan | 211 | 0.50% | +0.04% | | | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,852 | 100% | | $85,093 | | Total rejected ballots | 223 | | | | | Turnout | 42,075 | | | | | Canadian federal election, 2006 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | | | Liberal | Ujjal Dosanjh | 20,991 | 48.05% | +3.54% | $62,784 | | | Conservative | Tarlok Sablok | 11,856 | 27.14% | +1.64% | $68,523 | | | New Democrat | Bev Meslo | 9,205 | 21.07% | -3.48% | $30,481 | | | Green | Doug Perry | 1,435 | 3.28% | -0.30% | $1,280 | | | Marxist-Leninist | Charles Boylan | 202 | 0.46% | +0.17% | | | Total valid votes | 43,689 | 100.00% | | | | Total rejected ballots | | | | | | Turnout | | | | | | Canadian federal election, 2004 | | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | | | Liberal | Ujjal Dosanjh | 18,196 | 44.51% | | $67,157 | | | Conservative | Victor Soo Chan | 10,426 | 25.50% | | $70,471 | | | New Democrat | Bev Meslo | 10,038 | 24.55% | | $33,575 | | | Green | Doug Perry | 1,465 | 3.58% | | $1,451 | | | Christian Heritage | Frank Wagner | 339 | 0.82% | | | | | Marxist-Leninist | Charles Boylan | 119 | 0.29% | | $150 | | | Communist | Stephen Von Sychowski | 105 | 0.25% | | $389 | | | Independent | H. Sandhu | 98 | 0.23% | | $5,846 | | | Canadian Action | Joe Sixpack Horrocks | 90 | 0.22% | | | | Total valid votes | 40,876 | 100.00% | | | | Total rejected ballots | 284 | 0.69% | | | | Turnout | 41,160 | 55.82% | | | [edit] 1917 - 1997
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